Zě I Wujĭ

Zě I Wujĭ (/i/ /wuʤ/ [charcoal] [spasm; seizure]) is a subtropical Large City located in Yǐwidip Zone, Xn-562ia Province, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Zě I Wujĭ is derived from the Constructi language, as Zě I Wujĭ was founded by Vú̄kī Hä̌s 'Eva Foxxy' Sēr Yä̋chīs Cúchī̄s Tsmëga Êgèj, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Zě I Wujĭ has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Zě I Wujĭ receives an average of 216 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Zě I Wujĭ covers an area of nearly 273 km² (109 mi²), and an average elevation of 1102 m (3615 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zě I Wujĭ was founded durring the late 13th century in summer of the year 1193, by Vú̄kī Hä̌s 'Eva Foxxy' Sēr Yä̋chīs Cúchī̄s Tsmëga Êgèj. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Zě I Wujĭ was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zě I Wujĭ is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Zě I Wujĭ is buildings are located arround a single crampt flagstone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Zě I Wujĭ's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Unfortuantly, these top tier civilian fortifications are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Zě I Wujĭ hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Zě I Wujĭ possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Zě I Wujĭ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zě I Wujĭ has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Zě I Wujĭ. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Zě I Wujĭ's parks.

Zě I Wujĭ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Zě I Wujĭ.

Zě I Wujĭ has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Zě I Wujĭ has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Zě I Wujĭ's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Zě I Wujĭ has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Zě I Wujĭ possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Large City. Zě I Wujĭ's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Zě I Wujĭ possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Zě I Wujĭ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Zě I Wujĭ has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Zě I Wujĭ's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zě I Wujĭ has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Zě I Wujĭ has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Zě I Wujĭ has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Zě I Wujĭ is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Life is hard in Zě I Wujĭ. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Zě I Wujĭ a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Zě I Wujĭ's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Zě I Wujĭ birds speak prophesy.

The Frog, Poisonous Swarm near Zě I Wujĭ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Zě I Wujĭ's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves sex to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via speaking in tongues.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Zě I Wujĭ Census Data: Year 2000

24703 of Zě I Wujĭ's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1465 work in Agriculture
• 5599 work as Craftsmen
• 1991 work as Merchants
• 3674 work as Service Workers
• 2453 work as General Laborers
• 995 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3700 work as Civil Servants
• 2201 work in Cottage Industries
• 1365 work as Artists
• 1260 work in Produce Industries

34614 of Zě I Wujĭ's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 5157 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Zě I Wujĭ is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History